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New Jersey International Education Summit

New Jersey International Education Summit . iEARN October 27, 2004. It takes many villages to make a global community.

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New Jersey International Education Summit

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  1. New Jersey International Education Summit iEARN October 27, 2004

  2. It takes many villages to make a global community

  3. In 1903 the Wright Brothers pioneered the first airplane flight. It... • went only 3 meters high • traveled only 40 meters • lasted 12 secondsYet, it forever changed how we interact and view the world.

  4. Similarly, in 2004 the steps we are taking today have the potential for dramatically re-shaping and globalizing education and language learning. You are helping your students soar!

  5. iEARN Goals • To facilitate teacher-directed, student collaborative on-line international project work • To create global, national, and local support structures to sustain educational project work • To demonstrate that online education can enhance language and global learning and improve the quality of life on the planet

  6. iEARN Experience • 16 years of linking schools for project work in both northern and southern hemispheres (started in 1988) • Structures and projects in 110 countries, involving 1,000,000 students annually in 20,000 schools • Collaboration with governments, NGO’s, foundations, state educational agencies, development agencies • Language skills through interaction with native speakers

  7. iEARN Provides • a safe and structured environmentfor young people to communicate and collaborate • a known audience for writing and reading for a purpose--with native speakers • an opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projects • New technology opportunities for interaction--video-conferencing • an inclusive and culturally diverse community of supportive educators • opportunities since 1994 for educators to meet in person - Beijing 2000, South Africa 2001, Moscow 2002, Japan 2003, Slovakia 2004, Senegal 2005, Netherlands 2006

  8. Keys to Interactive On-line Project Success teacher and student driven • interactivity, not passivity • honor local teaching & learning styles • adaptability to new technologies • teacher training, support, support… • collaboration with others

  9. World Personalities • Hideki Matsui • Madonna • Colin Powell • Suzanne Mubarak • Thabo Mbeki • Wangari Maathai • Bill Gates • Hu Jintao • Tony Blair • Vladimir Putin • Hillary Clinton • Rigoberta Menchú Tum

  10. Partnership Examples • Dept of State - Teacher training, teacher and student exchanges in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations (www.thebridgeproject.org) • Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ -- Water quality project (www.iearn.org/projects/waterinourlives.html) • European Union School Network • Apple & HP - Digital photos/movies (movingvoices.iearn.org) • Soros Foundation - 25 countries

  11. Collaborative Project Work Curriculum areas: Science, environment, math Social studies, economics Literature, creative writing Language skills acquisition

  12. Sample of 170+ Global Projects Involving iEARN Students • Women in Mathematics • Art Amidst Conflict • Local History • Child Labour • A Vision - Poetry in Action • The Contemporary • Laws of Life • Teddy Bear • Day in My Life Full List: www.iearn.org/projects

  13. Take A Dip Project - Stevens/iEARN Students… • measure water quality in 18 countries on 4 continents • Share results in English and Spanish • Learn about local environmental issues • Exchange cross-cultural information • Act on the information in their communities www.iearn.org/projects/waterinourlives.html

  14. Tools Provided to Teachers • Printed guides/directories • Web-based Databases • Certified Online & Face-to-Face Professional Development Courses (www.iearn.org/professional) • Online (printable) handbook • Existing community worldwide of committed & experienced educators

  15. Opportunities to meet International Educators in iEARN • International Education Week November 2004 • Annually at NECC, Philadelpia 2005 • ACTFL 2004 • NCSS 2005 • Teacher & Student Exchanges • International Conference - Senegal 2005, Netherlands 2006 • Regional Conference Lebanon 2005 • YouthCaN Annually (www.youthcanworld.org)- April 11, 2005

  16. iEARN-USA E-mail: iearn@us.iearn.org http://www.iearn.org 475 Riverside Drive, #450, New York, NY 10115, USA Tel: 212/870-2693 Fax: 212/870-2672

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